DLA Troop Support News

Simerly talks logistics with service planners

April 1, 2019

Troop Support, joint service panel discuss future of warfare, sustainment solutions

PHILADELPHIA — Dialogue on the future of warfare and how the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s sustainment solutions will enable service strategies was the focus of a conversation between military service planners and DLA Troop Support senior leaders March 21 in Philadelphia.

Michael Kelly, DLA Disposition Services’ operations chief at Warner Robins, and Paul Haynes Jr., DLA Disposition Services’ area manager there, take a look at some of the 48 transponders received from DLA Distribution that are rapidly being reutilized by the Navy to meet a critical parts need.

April 1, 2019

Agency rallies to support Navy’s critical part need

Warner Robins, Georgia — Two major subordinate commands of the Defense Logistics Agency worked together quickly when the Navy called for help acquiring critical aviation parts

Karen Goodburlet, DLA Troop Support Medical purchasing agent, poses for a photo during a retirement ceremony in her honor March 28, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 29, 2019

Troop Support retiree honored for 31 years of service

PHILADELPHIA — Karen Goodburlet was honored by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support for 31 years of federal service at a retirement ceremony March 28 in Philadelphia. The ceremony was presided over by DLA Troop Support Deputy Commander Richard Ellis, who thanked Goodburlet for her dedication to the warfighter and highlighted her impact as a purchasing agent in the Medical supply chain.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly talks to workforce at town hall

March 22, 2019

People, culture key themes at Troop Support town hall

PHILADELPHIA — Culture, innovation and personnel performance were amongst key topics during Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s quarterly town hall March 21.

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific forward logistics specialist Bobbie Delgado, standing in the right foreground, observes the loading of more than $410,000 in subsistence supplies March 14, 2019 in Guam.

March 22, 2019

DLA Troop Support Indo-Pacific warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — As a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support headquartered in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Indo-Pacific works directly with customers and industry partners to support the military during day-to-day operations, humanitarian assistance and contingency missions. These photos represent some of the warfighter support they have provided throughout the region over the March 3-14 timeframe.

Stranded hospital staff and family members are loaded into a former military truck to be transported home, away from flood waters in Fremont, Nebraska. After the emergency is over the truck will be converted for use in firefighting and then issued to a volunteer fire department.

March 21, 2019

Excess equipment provides aid in Nebraska floods

Fremont, Nebraska — As the flood waters rose in Nebraska, equipment provided by DLA Disposition Services was used to rescue people from the flood waters.

DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment supply chain employees pose for a photo during the spring clean-up event in Building 3 March 20, 2019 in Philadelphia. The employees participated in the housekeeping component of the VPP program, an OSHA led initiative, that encourages cooperative efforts between management, employees and unions to reduce mishaps, pest and improve workplace safety. (Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray).

March 20, 2019

C&E employees conduct spring cleaning to demonstrate VPP program commitment

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment supply chain employees conduct spring clean-up event in Building 3 March 20, 2019 in Philadelphia. The leaders implemented a supply chain wide housekeeping event to demonstrate the directorate’s commitment to the VPP program, an OSHA led initiative that promotes good housekeeping in the office environment as a major part of its mishap, pest management and fire prevention efforts.

DLA Troop Support team of the quarter award winners pose with DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly at a quarterly awards ceremony March 14, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 20, 2019

Troop Support employees recognized at quarterly awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Employees from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support were honored for their achievements during

Air Force officer Maj. Gen. LaBrutta and Army officer Gen. Simerly talk about DLA Troop Support

March 20, 2019

Air Force policy leader: Troop Support is ‘lifeblood of U.S. military’

PHILADELPHIA — An Air Force policy leader commended Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s supply chain logistics during a visit to the organization March 14.

Don Phillips, DLA Installation Support at Battle Creek site director, uses a treadmill in the Federal Center’s Fitness Center to complete his run.

March 20, 2019

Having their pi and eating it too

Battle Creek, Michigan — Runners from the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center and Battle Creek’s Michigan Air National Guard Base tracked the numbers in their time March 14 as they honored one of the world’s most famous numbers -- 3.14.

Students using the Science Lab use the computers for their in research projects.

March 14, 2019

Former Air Force computers serve Alabama students

Prattville, Alabama — Computers that once supported airmen at Maxwell Air Force Base continue to help users soar as they help educate students in Prattville, Alabama.

Army Quartermaster General Brig. Gen. Douglas McBride, Jr., center, met with supply chain senior leaders at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia on March 4, 2019. McBride received a mission overview brief about Troop Support and its five supply chains during his visit. Photo by Alexandria Brimage-Gray

March 13, 2019

Troop Support leaders host Army Quartermaster General to discuss future battlefield requirements

PHILADELPHIA — Leaders from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support hosted the Army Quartermaster General and employees from the Joint Culinary School of Excellence March 4 in Philadelphia to discuss future battlefield requirements.

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Fernando Javier administers a typhoid shot to a patient in a medical room aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

March 7, 2019

Medical helps new Navy ships join the fleet

PHILADELPHIA — As the U.S. Navy continues to build new ships, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Medical supply chain helps the ships meet their medical requirements.

DLA Troop Support Industrial Hardware employee and “IH Trooper” Temecca Baen places items in a “Trooper Treat Box” care package March 6, 2019 in Philadelphia.

March 7, 2019

‘IH Troopers’ give added meaning to warfighter support

PHILADELPHIA — Supporting the warfighter may be the first of the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s main

Adam Ingrao, from the Michigan State University Extension Office, describes the Heroes to Hives program.

March 7, 2019

Bringing back the bees

Battle Creek, Michigan — Active duty military members, veterans and spouses gathered at the Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center March 6 to learn how they could help battle a threat, not to national security, but to the nation’s bee population.